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With the weather in the Dayton area being unpredictable this time of year, it is easy for the rain on the warm road to quickly freeze to ice. Black ice, called clear ice sometimes, is a virtually transparent form of ice that can hardly be seen on the road. Between the construction on I-75 and the fickle Dayton weather that can easily cause black ice, driving conditions can be extremely dangerous.

With the Jeep Grand Cherokee Selec-Terrain traction management system, these dangerous conditions can be easily managed. The Selec-Terrain control dial allows you to select your vehicles capabilities based on driving conditions, in 5 modes: snow, sand, auto, mud, rock.

Auto mode automatically adjusts to any on- or off-road conditions, which offers the driving improved handling. In Dayton’s case, snow mode adjusts for your vehicle’s optimal performance in conditions of snow, sleet, slush, or anything else slippery. The vehicle’s power is distributed evenly between the front and rear wheels. Furthermore, to help keep the tires from spinning, the Jeep Grand Cherokee uses 2nd gear to launch from a standstill.

For enhanced traction management, shift your Jeep GrandCherokee’s Selec-Terrain into “snow” mode when attempting to drive through deep snow or icy conditions.